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| - My frame of reference: I've been lifting weights and doing cardio for 12 years at various gyms across Canada. I workout for health and aesthetics. I like to engage in bodybuilding, weightlifting and powerlifting exercises. Cardio and classes are not my priority as I'm already skinny and get my cardio from sports.
Totum is great for:
1. Amazing atmosphere: high ceilings, exposed light brick walls, lots of sunlight, hardwood floors. It's a great workout space. There's also a large area to stretch, punch boxing bags and skip rope.
2. Classes: I don't participate in classes, but they have a HUGE variety of them and the instructors' excitement is tangible. People who take the classes swear by them. They seem to run at all hours of the day.
3. Cardio: There are stepmasters, tons of treadmills, bikes, spinning bikes, etc. I haven't had to wait to access a treadmill since I joined.
4. Staff: The staff are friendly, especially the desk attendants. They offer chiro, nutritional advice, physio, the works. The personal trainers all seem great.
5. Towels: towels are included in your membership (small gym towels for while you workout, large ones for when you shower.)
6. Conscientiousness of members: people put their weights away and wipe up after themselves. They are also polite and friendly. Mostly young professionals.
7. Pricepoint: reasonable for the area and the quality level.
On the whole, great gym and I'd recommend it. I'd give it 5 stars if it had a standard squat rack, a preacher curl rack and opened later on the weekend. They have a squat rack, just not the usual cage kind. They also have a smith press for squatting, for those who like the guide.
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